Activision Blizzard CEO's $30M Pay Under Fire From Labor Union: "Like Legal Highway Robbery"
The AFL-CIO's secretary-treasurer, Liz Shuler, is calling on the SEC to "take action on corporate executives who abuse stock buybacks for their own personal gain."
Writers Guild Claims That Endeavor's IPO Filing Inflates Client Numbers
Endeavor is attempting to raise roughly $500 million in an IPO that could value the entire company at about $10 billion.
WME Alleges Writers Guild Leading Illegal Boycott in Antitrust Lawsuit
The WGA has told its members to stop using those talent agencies that demand packaging fees and equity in content.
Why Endeavor's IPO Numbers May Not Add Up (Guest Column)
A USC professor analyzes the SEC filing and concludes the showbiz powerhouse, heavily burdened by debt, has an uneven profit history and an even shakier future.
Thomas Schlamme Re-elected DGA President
One hundred fifty-five delegates representing the guild's 18,000 members reappointed the 'West Wing' and 'Snowfall' helmer.
Writers Guild Rejects Agencies' Proposal on Packaging Fees
"We will not counter on revenue-sharing," Writers Guild of America West president David Goodman told members, "because any percentage we respond with, even 98 percent, suggests the answer is somewhere in the middle, and it is not."
Hollywood Faces "Devastating" Costs From California Bill Targeting Gig Economy
The state legislature is considering a proposal that takes aim at Uber, Lyft and others using independent contractors — but it could render the entertainment industry's tax-lucrative loan-out companies useless.
Agencies Say Writers Guild "Not Interested in Making a Deal," Signaling Escalation of Dispute
But the WGA now says it will respond to the agents’ proposal “this week.”
New Zealand to Revise, Not Repeal, Anti-Union Law in Coda to 2010 "Hobbit Crisis"
The compromise is a backtrack for the Labour government but creates a novel framework that will allow independent contractors to collectively bargain.
CAA Moves to Oust Writers Guild From Lawsuit Over Lack of Standing
